1. The number of palm species worldwide is approximately:
a) 500 b) 1500 c) 2500 d) 3500 e) 4500
2. As a group, palms represent a biological:
a) Class b) Subclass c) Order d) Family e) Genus
3. In the fossil record, palms date back as far as:
a) Turtles b) Stegosaurs c) Tyrannosauru rex d) Mammoths e) Hominids
4. Palms are related to other monocot flowering plants, which include all these except:
a) Grasses b) Bananas c) Orchids d) Bamboos e) Cycads
5. Which of these do NOT belong in the five most important plant families economically?
a) Conifers b) Citrus trees c) Palms d) Legumes e) Grasses
6. Once known as the Palmae, the palm family is now named after the genus containing which palm?
a) Betelnut b) King c) Coconut d) Açai e) Date
7. Palms occur on how many continents?
a) 3 b) 4 c) 5 d) 6 e) 7
8. The majority of palm species occur naturally between 30 degrees North and South latitudes. What is the latitudinal limit of naturally occurring palms?
a) 32 degrees b) 35 degrees c) 38 degrees d) 41 degrees e) 44 degrees
9. Which of the following continents contains the greatest number of palm species?
a) Asia b) Africa c) North America d) South America e) Australia
10. Which one of the following plants does NOT fit the pattern?
a) Panama hat palm b) Peach palm c) Ponytail palm d) Aroid palm e) Traveler’s palm
11. What is the most naturally wide-ranging palm worldwide?
a) Date palm b) Coconut palm c) Oil palm d) Royal palm e) Windmill palm
12. Which of the following are NOT features of any palms:
a) Woody stems b) Fronds c) Palmate leaves d) Crownshafts e) 5-part flowers
13. Which of the following groups of people are considered the most fanatical?
a) Cheesheads b) Swifties c) Trekies d) Potterheads e) Palm Nuts
Answers: 1c, 2d, 3c (T. rex and palms go back 85 million years, but palms are still around!), 4e, 5b, 6a, 7d (all but Antartica), 8e, 9a, 10b (the other "palms" are not actually palms at all. They're imposters!), 11b, 12e (palm flower parts occur in 3's), 13e (Look around you at the next palm event. Is there any doubt?)